Bath soap

Museum number:
16-18494
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
31 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3422
Description:
Bottle; clear plastic with white printing: "Saroma," jungle scene of indians bathing. White label: "Pai Jacob," glued on back. Contains greenish liquid bath herbs. Height: 11 cm; base 3.5 cm.
Donor:
Daryl P. Domning and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil
Verbatim coll. place:
Brazil
Culture or time period:
Afro-Brazilian
Collector:
Daryl P. Domning
Collection date:
April 1978
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Context of use:
Used in Umbanda, one of the Afro-Brazilian possession cults. Instructions direct to bathe and follow with prayer.
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bath soap, accession number 16-18494, described as Bottle; clear plastic with white printing: "Saroma," jungle scene of indians bathing. White label: "Pai Jacob," glued on back. Contains greenish liquid bath herbs. Height: 11 cm; base 3.5 cm.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bath soap, accession number 16-18494, described as Bottle; clear plastic with white printing: "Saroma," jungle scene of indians bathing. White label: "Pai Jacob," glued on back. Contains greenish liquid bath herbs. Height: 11 cm; base 3.5 cm.

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